Roland GR-33 User Manual

Chapter 6 Using the Built-in Effects

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Hall1:

Reverb with clear reverberation.

Hall2:

Reverb with rich reverberation.

Delay:

Standard delay

Pan Delay:

A delay effect with echoes that pan left and
right.

REV SEND LEVEL (Reverb/Delay Send Level)

Specifies the volume of the reverb (or delay).
Increasing this setting will raise the volume.

REVERB TIME (Reverb/Delay Time)

When the REVERB TYPE is “Delay” or “Pan Delay” (delay),
this sets the delay time. For other settings (reverb), this sets
the time that the reverb will continue.
Higher settings will produce longer times.

REVERB HF DAMP (Reverb/Delay HF Damp)

Specifies the frequency above which the high-frequency
content of the reverb sound will be reduced, or “damped.”
Lower values cause a greater range of high frequencies to be
cut, producing a softer reverb sound.
If you do not want to damp the high frequencies, set this
parameter to BYPASS.

DELAY FEEDBACK

This parameter goes into effect only when REVERB TYPE is
set to “Delay” or “Pan Delay.” Specifies the amount of the
delay effect’s output to be returned — fed back – to its input.
Higher values result in more repeats.

Temporarily Turning Off Effects (EFFECT BYPASS)

When you want to compare a sound with and without effect,
and while you are making effect settings in the process of
creating a patch, there will be times when you’ll want a
simple way to turn the internal Multi-effects on and off. You
get this kind of convenience with the Effect Bypass.

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Temporarily Turning Off an Effect

1. In Patch Edit mode EFFECTS (effect-related settings),

press [EFFECTS].

Of the onboard reverb, chorus, and multi-effects, the
effect currently being edited will be switched off, and be
bypassed. The three-digit display “Edt” will blink,
showing that the unit is bypassed. The three-digit
display “Edt” will blink, showing that the unit is
bypassed.

* Only the effect being edited will be bypassed by the Bypass

function.

* The Bypass function is available only in Patch Edit mode

EFFECTS (effect-related settings).

* Even if you use the Bypass function, the contents of the effect

settings will not be affected.

2. Press [EFFECTS] once again.

The Bypass function will be defeated, and you will
return to the state before you selected Bypass.

The three-digit display “Edt” will change from blinking
back to steadily lit.

* Since Effect Bypass remains a temporary condition

throughout, the bypass conditions are not preserved even when
saving to patches or if the power is turned off. To turn off an
effect in an individual patch, set REV SEND LEVEL (p. 75)
and CHO SEND LEVEL (p. 74) to “0,” set MULTI-FX SW
(p. 53) to “Off,” and store it in the patch.

When the Onboard Effects Don’t Work

If the onboard reverb, chorus, or Multi-effects is having no
effect, double-check reconfirm each of the following:

• Check whether “Edit” is blinking in the three-digit

display (the Bypass function is working).

• Is the “MULTI-FX SW” (p. 53) settings set to “Off”?

• See if the “REV SEND LEVEL” (p. 75) value is adjusted

to a suitable level.

• See if the “CHO SEND LEVEL” (p. 74) value is adjusted

to a suitable level.

• If the “Rev Send Level (Reverb Send Level)” function is

selected, make sure that the expression pedal (p. 47) is
not rocked back all the way.

• If the “Cho Send Level (Chorus Send Level)” function is